Harry Hendrick Livres

This book is intended to be a guide to the burgeoning literature on the history of childhood. Harry Hendrick reviews the most important debates and main findings of a number of historians on a range of topics including the changing social constructions of childhood, child-parent relations, social policy, schooling, leisure and the thesis that modern childhood is "disappearing." The intention of this concise study is to provide readers with a reliable account of the evolution of some of the most important developments in adult-child relations during the past one hundred years. The author draws his material not only from historians but also from sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists and children's rights activists.

Focusing on the evolution of child welfare in England, this book presents a comprehensive historical overview while critically examining contemporary policies and ideologies. It explores New Labour's approach to social inclusion and questions the government's perception of children, public opinion influence, and the balance between children's rights and responsibilities. By providing a child-centered perspective, the book addresses key motivations and objectives of current social policies, offering insightful answers within a historical context.

Harry Hendrick shows how broader social changes, including neoliberalism, feminism, the collapse of the social-democratic ideal, and the 'new behaviourism', have led to the rise of the anxious and narcissistic parent, In this provocative history of parenting.